UNDERPLATFORM EXHAUST TESTS IN THE TORONTO SUBWAY

The technical report has been prepared under the Transit Development Corporation (TDC) project 'Ventilation and Environmental Control in Subway Rapid Transit Systems.' The underplatform exhaust system is a subway environmental control feature designed to remove train generated heat within the confines of stations and thereby improve environmental conditions. To evaluate the performance of this system, a full-scale test facility was constructed in a station of the Toronto subway. This report describes the facility design and the experimental program. A presentation of test results and interpretations is included, leading to the development of a quantitative design versus performance relationship for use by subway environmental engineers.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared by Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas, Inc., New York, DeLeuw, Cather and Co., New York, and Kaiser Engineers, Los Angeles, Calif.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transit Development Corporation, Incorporated

  1730 M Street, NW, Suite 911
  Washington, DC  United States  20036

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas, Incorporated

  One Penn Plaza
  New York, NY  United States  10119

  De Leuw, Cather and Company

  L'Enfant Plaza North Building
  Washington, DC  United States 

  KAISER ENGINEERS

  OAKLAND, CA  United States 
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 203 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ducts; Economic efficiency; Emission control systems; Environmental engineering; Environmental impacts; Exhaust gases; Field tests; Flow; Heat; Passenger comfort; Passenger terminals; Rail transit stations; Railroad stations; Rapid transit; Structural design; Subways; Test facilities; Ventilation systems
• Identifier Terms: Toronto Transit Commission
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Flow rate; Removal
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger station design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Economics; Environment; Highways; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133304
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Tech. Rpt., UMTA-DC-06-0010-75-5
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-290
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 23 1981 12:00AM